Plastingia

Plastingia
Plastingia tessellata (figure 73) and Plastingia naga (figure 73 bis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Megathymini
Genus: Plastingia
Butler, 1870

Plastingia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Biology

The larvae feed on Palmae including Caryota

References

  1. ↑ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts